Prefix Worksheet
Word tip (Split and add the meanings): un- and dis- mean “not”: unkind = not kind, disobey = not obey. re- means “again”: rewrite = write again. pre- means “before”: preheat = heat before. mis- means “wrongly”: misspell = spell wrongly. Split the word, then put the two meanings together.
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- 1.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 2.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) preread (c) misread (d) reread
- 3.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 4.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 5.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 6.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) uncheck
- 7.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) uncount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 9.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 12.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) misfill (d) refill
- 13.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) prewrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
- 16.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) rerespect
- 17.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
- 18.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) preallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
- 19.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 21.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 23.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 24.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave before
- 25.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 27.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 28.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 29.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) refair
- 30.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
- 31.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) unplay
- 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) disusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 35.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 36.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 37.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 38.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 39.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 40.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
Answer key
- use again
- misread
- misbehave
- not respect
- heat again
- recheck
- miscount
- view before
- disloyal
- un-
- not fair
- refill
- fill again
- re-
- rewrite
- disrespect
- unclear
- disallow
- prejudge
- dis-
- visit again
- not usual
- pre-
- behave wrongly
- use wrongly
- not continue
- not equal
- not tidy
- unfair
- check again
- reuse
- play again
- replay
- unusual
- uncommon
- not obey
- disobey
- open again
- hear wrongly
- count wrongly
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